Paper hanger&#39;s seam roller



Sa a. 3a. 3924. 1510,0334

J. E. BRADER PAPER HANGERS SEAM ROLLER Filed March 11, 1924 r If INVENTOR.

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Patented Sept. 30, 1924.

UNITED TES PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES EDWARD BRADER, OF BETHLEHEM, IENNSYLVANIA.

PAPER HANGERS SEAM ROLLER.

Application filed March 11, 1924:. Serial No. 698,455.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, JAMES EDWARD Ensure, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bethlehem, in the county of Northampton and State of Pennsylvania,

have invented certain new and useful Tm ers such as are used in pressing the seams oi wall paper and the particular object of the invention is to provide a Wall paper roller which can be used very closely adjacent the side wall in case the paper comes to this point or may be used in cramped quarters.

A further object is to provide a wall paper roller of this character which is mounted upon a sleeve bearing so that the roller may rotate very readily and easily.

My invention is illustrated in the accompanying: drawings wherein Figure 1 is a side elevation of the roller constructed in accordance with my invention;

Figure 2 is a sectional view thereof, and Figure 3 is an elevation ot'a shank of the roller.

Referring; to these drawings, 10 designates the handle which is provided with a bore 11 and a ferrule 1.2. The shank 13 is angular in term to provide a portion 14: which e2;-

tends down into the bore 1]. and is held snuogly therein. The shank beyond this portion is angularly bent at right angles to the, axis of the handle and then extends longitudinally as at 15, this longitudinal portion being formed upon its inner surface with a circular bearing face 16 and being internally screw threaded.

The roller 17 which may be made of wood, composition or other suitable material, is mounted upon a bearing sleeve or bushing 18 which has ro tatable engagement with a pin 19. This pin is screw threaded for insertion in the screw threads of the shank as at 20 and at its outer end is provided with a nicked head 21. Upon the head 21 and the bearing sleeve is disposed the washer 22.

One end of the roller is countersunk as at 23 to receive this head and a washer.

The use of this device wall at such points as this.

Obviously the roller may also be used, however, for rolling down or pressing the ordinary seams between the sheets of wall paper.

What T claim is:--

A. seam roller 01"" the character described comprising a handle, an angularly bent shank extending from the handle on one side thereof, a pin having screw threaded engagement with the shank and intersecting the axis of the handle and having a head at its outer end, a sleeve surrounding the pin and a roller mounted upon the sleeve, the roller being countersunk at one end to receive said head.

' In testimony whereof I hereunto atfix my sign ature. 

